I’ve been looking into getting an e-reader, but I’m scared to get one from Amazon due to things like this. Are there any decent hackable and/or trustworthy ones out there?

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crtasm 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Kobo's devices let you bypass the account signup via a single option in a config file. Whether you do so or not it's easy to install koreader and start writing plugins for it. You can also hack on the linux OS they use

	▲	pyreko an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Yep, there's a plethora of tweaks and stuff out there to mess with Kobos to make them your own, and it's not hard to do. Been super happy with my Kobo Clara.
	▲	lostlogin 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		You can also sync to your own library - eg calibreweb. It’s not too disgusting, and over-the-air is nice to have.

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theiz 11 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

There are Android e-Readers, like Boox, but that does not imply it is easy to do fun stuff. Seems pretty locked down. I have a PocketBook myself, no complaints there and you can install software (at least I can on the one I have but it is a few years old now) and thus never had the need to hack the thing.